⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 5:52 · UTAH 53-48 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:47 · UTAH 63-52 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 8:30 · UTAH 84-63 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 6:22 · UTAH 81-63 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
JaVale McGee flagrant foul type 1 (Derrick Favors draws the foul)
Q2 8:56 · UTAH 38-38 DEN
- Flagrant
Arron Afflalo flagrant foul type 2 (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
Q3 6:22 · UTAH 80-63 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
